RESOLUTION NO. RES-2025-120
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY OVER PORTIONS OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2200 LLANO ROAD AND 0 SEBASTOPOL ROAD (APNS 060-060-059 AND 060-060-064), APPROVE AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT AND ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAME WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa (“City”) owns certain real property located at 2200 Llano Road, APN 060-060-059, and 0 Sebastopol Road, APN 060-060-064 (collectively, the “Property”), and commonly known as Brown Farm; and WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Water Agency (“Sonoma Water”) is the wholesale water supplier to City and owns and operates ground water wells within the Santa Rosa plain, one of which is adjacent to the Property (“Sebastopol Road Well”); and WHEREAS, during the last drought, as part of Sonoma Water’s Emergency Sebastopol Road Well Activation Project (“Project”), Sonoma Water conducted upgrades to the Sebastopol Road Well to bring it into compliance with State regulations for water supply disinfection and adding aquifer storage and recovery capabilities; and WHEREAS, at that time, Sonoma Water entered into a License Agreement with City to install a water line across, and gain access to, portions of the Property necessary to the Project; and WHEREAS, Sonoma Water was awarded a grant to upgrade and maintain the Sebastopol Road Well, and as a condition to the grant, is now required to secure permanent rights over a portion of the Property; and WHEREAS, in connection with the Project, Sonoma Water requires an approximately 730 square foot water line easement and an approximately 3,504 square foot access easement (collectively, “Easement”) over portions of the Property described and depicted in Exhibits A and B to the Easement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Staff and Sonoma Water have worked together to assure that the Project and Easement will not impact City operations and Staff seeks Council approval of the Easement Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Utilities reviewed the subject request for a grant of easement on City property and recommended its approval to Council at its meeting held on June 5, 2025. / / /
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves the grant of a 730 square foot water line easement and a 3,504 square foot access easement to Sonoma County Water Agency over certain portions of City property located at 2200 Llano Road, APN 060-060-059, and 0 Sebastopol Road, APN 060-060-064 in connection with Sonoma Water’s Emergency Sebastopol Road Well Activation Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council approves an Easement Agreement in substantially the same form as Exhibit A to the resolution, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council authorizes the Assistant City Manager to execute the Easement Agreement and any necessary documents in connection therewith, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 8th day of July, 2025.
AYES: (6) Mayor Stapp, Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Members Bañuelos, Macdonald, Okrepkie, Rogers
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (1) Council Member Fleming
ABSTAIN: (0)
RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Exhibit A- Easement Agreement
Reso. No. RES-2025-120
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